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Author:   Robert H Coombs
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.510kg
ISBN:  

9780866568289

ISBN 10:   086656828
Pages:   274
Publication Date:   05 December 1988
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Introduction I. Adolescent Drug Use: A Family Problem The Institutionalization of Drug Use in America: Hazardous Adolescence, Challenging Parenthood Family Theory and Research on Adolescent Drug Use: A Review II. Family Styles, Stages, and Varieties Contrasting Family Patterns of Adolescent Drug Users and Nonusers Developmental Stages in Drug Use: Changing Family Involvements Ethnic Family Differences in Adolescent Substance Use Personality, Family, and Ecological Influences on Adolescent Drug Use: A Developmental Analysis Families With Attention Deficit Disordered Children and Others at Risk III. Family Interventions Empirical Guidelines for a Family Intervention for Adolescent Drug Use Managing Adolescent Behaviors at School: Implications for Families Peer Relationships, Social Competence, and Substance Abuse Prevention: Implications for the Family

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Robert H. Coombs Professor of Biobehavioral Sciences at the UCLA School of Medicine is trained as a sociologist (doctorate), counseling psychologist (Masters), family therapist (California licensed) and group psychotherapist (nationally certified). He has published 14 books and more than 175 other manuscripts. Professor Coombs teaches courses on addiction at UCLA where he received the Award for Excellence in Education from the School of Medicine and the Distinguished Faculty Educator Award from the Neuropsychiatric Institute and Hospital.

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